Over 85 per cent of delegates to the Ontario NDP convention have given an enthusiastic thumbs up to Andrea Horwath\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m humbled and overjoyed. But I want to say, this isn\u2019t about me \u2014 this is about finally giving everyday Ontarians a government that\u2019s going to put them first. A government that\u2019s here to invest in health care and our children\u2019s education, not cut them. Protect workers, not the super rich. And support small and local business, not big box stores,\u201d said Horwath.<\/p>\n
According to the Ontario NDP\u2019s constitution, the delegates at each convention vote by secret ballot to support the current leader, or hold a leadership contest.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, Horwath delivered a jubilant speech, telling more than 1,100 delegates that the 2022 election campaign is the election that they, and so many more, have been hoping for and working towards.<\/p>\n
Horwath highlighted NDP solutions including a $20 minimum wage and $10-per-day child care, paid sick days, a comprehensive platform to make homes more affordable, a plan to build a fully public and community-based home care and long-term care system and Ontario\u2019s strongest-ever climate plan.<\/p>\n
The 2022 convention also saw the election of new NDP provincial president Janelle Brady.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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